Maayong aga pamilya ko!! AY GALI somehow I finally made it to Bacolod, and survived the first week. This week I really don't know where to start. First of all SISTER SCHENK is my companion...seriously SO crazy (entered Provo MTC the same day, and visa waited together in Arizona together)! There have been so many times this week that we would be walking down dirt roads or riding in a tricycle, then stop and think..... How in the world is this even real? Arriving in Bacolod was the sweetest experience ever! I cried so much when I first saw all my MTC sisters. I can't believe I'm here, I'm really here! I love it!! I love the people, the culture and the food. The last day at the Manila MTC, they gave us balut, (duck eggs incubated almost to the point of hatching and then boiled), and to be honest it really wasn't that bad. It was just getting over the thought of what I was eating haha. BalutNow it's just Sister Schenk and I, two very puti nga mga kana (white Americans) in the middle of Sagay. The first night here, Sister Schenk and I made it back to Sagay at like 6:30, and it was DOWN POURING. Like, the ocean was falling out of the sky. By the time we triked to our home, we were SOAKED, and my bags were soaked too! We opened the door, and the house was a little flooded, then ran back out in the rain to bishop's house. They had fixed Thanksgiving for us!! We had Chicken, potatoes, lumpia, cordon-blue, and a special Filippino dish, ube caserol, and then Ice cream cake. I didn't know how to reject any of the food so I was forced to have like 6 servings of ice cream. I was so full I felt sick! We also found 7 new people to teach! It was awesome! Also a cool experience this week was when we met a lady named Ann; Her husband won't let her go to church, but she feels like he is slowly warming up to the idea. She's read the entire Doctrine and Covenants, and is almost done with the Book of Mormon. She cried while she bore her testimony to us, and it was partly in English so I could understand. She said before the missionaries came, she didn't know how to pray, and she didn't know God. It was one of the strongest testimonies I've ever heard in my entire life. She wants to be baptized and go to the temple SO bad. It will just take time. Saturday we also got locked out of our house. The sisters from Old Sagay had to go to the hospital near our house, so while they waited for the test results, they asked if they could hang out at our house. We said sure, and told them to hide the key when they left. We went home around 5:30 to grab something, and there were NO keys, we prayed and prayed and searched and searched, but NO keys. We climbed our gate, and tried to break into our house, but no luck. Two hours later, the caretaker came, and he got us in! Sunday was Busy busy busy. We went to a referral, and as we were squished on a trike, with 5 other Filippinos, riding through a bumpy sugar cane field, we couldn't stop laughing at what our life is. haha. We are living the dream! Sorry I didn't have much time, and had so much more to tell you! I will send more pictures next week. I love you all so much! Halong kamo! our houseWe have non flushing toilets, bucket showers, and our house is like a lizard sanctuary. :)
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Sister Emily Adams
Philippines Bacolod Mission April 18, 2018-October 2019 Mailing Address
Sister Emily Adams
Philippines Bacolod Mission Galo St. between Lacson & Mabini Brgy.22, Bacolod City 6100 Negros Occidental Philippines Archives
January 2020
Companions Provo, Utah MTC
#1 Sister Anna Wilde From Dallas, Texas Taylor, Arizona
#2 Sister Jamie Stuart (trainer) Pleasant Grove, Utah & #3 Sister Kendall Richards Idaho Falls, Idaho Show Low, Arizona
#4 Sister Brooke Casebolt Roy, Utah Manila, Philippine's
#5 Sister Perry Serving in the Iloilo mission from Fiji Sagay, Philippines
#6 Sister Lauren Schenk (Trainer) Syracuse, Utah Sagay, Philippines
#7 Sister Ashley Ellis Highland, Utah Pulupandan, Philippines
#8 Sister Andrea Camille Sales Isabela, Philippines Hinigarin, Philippines
#9 Sister Castillo Sta. Cruz Zambalis, Philippines. Hinigarin, Philippines
#10 Sister Natalie Miner Pleasant Grove, Utah Cadiz, Philippines
#11 Sister Kate Blakeslee Meridian, Idaho Bacolod, Philippines
#12 Sister Kalyx Christensen San Diego, California Bacolod, Philippines
#13 Sister Stephanie Garcia Pangisan, Philippines Bacolod, Philippines
#14 Sister Santa Barbara Marikina, Manila, Philippines Bacolod, Phililppines
#15 Sister Eliza Clark Corvallis, Oregon |